Department of Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Information Systems Major
The B.S. in Accounting and Information Systems (AIS hereafter) responds to educational demands created through recent changes in the nature of business. Technological change in the structure of business organizations and activities has revolutionized the informational aspects of business systems. The traditional accounting system remains the core of these new information systems. Due to both of these factors, an inordinately large demand exists for undergraduates trained in both accounting and information systems (see The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Vision for 2011 and Beyond, 1999).
The degree is designed for students who would otherwise seek an undergraduate degree in either accounting or information systems but have a preference for combining the two disciplines. In addition, the degree is structured such that it permits efficient entry into graduate programs in either accounting or information systems. Thus the intended audience for the degree is comprised of students who would seek employment in accounting and information systems with a B.S. degree and students who would pursue an M.S. degree in either accounting or information systems.
The Accounting and Information Systems major represents 15 hours of ISOM courses, 18 hours of Accounting courses, and a capstone course. Courses required for the major are listed below:
Accounting courses:- ACC 202 Managerial Accounting
- ACC 218 Financial Statement Preparation and Disclosures
- ACC 318 Intermediate Accounting I
- ACC 319 Intermediate Accounting II
- ACC 325 Accounting transaction processing systems
- ACC 330 Cost Accounting OR ACC 440 Auditing
- ISM 210 Business Computing II
- ISM 240 Business Programming
- ISM 301 Systems and process analysis
- ISOM 318 Database systems
- ISOM 325 Topics in application development
- ACC 460 Capstone experience in systems assurance
For further information, contact: Dr. Evan Shough, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, Bryan School of Business and Economics, UNC Greensboro, P.O. Box 26165 , Greensboro, NC 27402, 336-256-0127, emshough@uncg.edu